DVD Blueray drive bay

[Jakkels352]

Hi Chaps

6 years since my last upgrade, been trawling the website, see very few cases with DVD drive bays. Now I know most like to download games / music etc but I still like to rip my CD's into a lossless format and I like to have a DVD drive. I have used Lian Li cases for around 20 years but don't see any on OC that have one (except for a tower I don't like).

Can anyone recommend a decent case with a bay for DVD / Blueray? Needs to take watercooling gear too.

Thanks in advance

 

[Gray2233]

How often do you burn discs?

It might be easier for you to just buy an external drive and plug it in when needed.

Also, when you say water cooling gear what exactly are you talking about? A custom loop or some form of AiO?

 

[Jakkels352]

Got an external drive on my old machine as it has no external drive bay, I hate it, slow and cumbersome. AiO type cooling, current rig has Coolernmaster CPU kit and OC water cooled graphics in SLi

 

[Gray2233]

Phanteks make some very nice cases and a bunch of them have drive bays.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Glass Midi Tower Case - Black= £94.99

Total: £94.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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This is a solid piece of kit, there might be better options for your needs though.

It's worth looking through their range.

 

[Jakkels352]

Thanks mate, very helpful, will have a look

 

[Tetras]

There's a few cases that only have them internal now (no external access), just a heads-up.

 

[Jakkels352]

Cheers, I ended up getting the Ling Li 8-Pack case which can hold 4 external drives